Ezequiel 31:4

4 As águas o nutriam,correntes profundas o faziam crescer em grande altura;seus riachos fluíam de onde ele estavapara todas as árvores do campo.

Ezequiel 31:4 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 31:4

The waters made him great
The waters of the river Tigris, near to which stood the city of Nineveh, the metropolis of the Assyrian monarchy; the traffic brought by which river made it rich and great, and the whole empire, and the king of it: the deep set him up on high, with her rivers running round about his
plants;
the vast trade by sea, the profits and commodities of which were conveyed through various rivers, which ran about the provinces of the empire, which were as plants in a field; and by which they were enriched, and the whole empire, and the king of it, were raised to a prodigious pitch of wealth and power: and sent out little rivers to all the trees of the field;
so that the common people, comparable to the trees of the field for their number and usefulness, all received profit and advantage hereby: or else by waters and the deep may be meant the multitude of people, as in ( Revelation 17:15 ) , which increased his kingdom, filled his provinces, supplied his colonies, and enlarged his power and riches. The Targum is,

``by the people he was multiplied; by his auxiliaries he became strong; he subjected kings under his government; and his governors he appointed over all the provinces of the earth.''

Ezequiel 31:4 In-Context

2 “Filho do homem, diga ao faraó, rei do Egito, e ao seu povo:“Quem é comparável a você em majestade?

3 Considere a Assíria, outrora um cedro no Líbano,com belos galhos que faziam sombra à floresta;era alto; seu topo ficava acimada espessa folhagem.

4 As águas o nutriam,correntes profundas o faziam crescer em grande altura;seus riachos fluíam de onde ele estavapara todas as árvores do campo.

5 Erguia-se mais alto quetodas as árvores do campo;brotaram muitos ramose seus galhos cresceram,espalhando-se, graças à fartura de água.

6 Todas as aves do céuse aninhavam em seus ramos,todos os animais do campodavam à luz debaixo dos seus galhos;todas as grandes naçõesviviam à sua sombra.